Ed Mangano

Edward P. "Ed" Mangano (24 March 1962-) was County Executive of Nassau County, New York (R) from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2017, succeeding Thomas Suozzi and preceding Laura Curran.

Biography
Edward P. Mangano was born in Bethpage, New York on 24 March 1962, and he was admitted to the state bar in 1988. From 1996 to 2009, he served in the Nassau County Legislature, and he was elected County Executive in 2009 after promising to cut wasteful spending, freeze and fix the county's broken property tax assessment system, repeal the new tax on home energy and electricity use, and halt the practice of borrowing and relying on debt to pay current expenses. He supported Andrew Cuomo's 2% tax cap plan, and he reduced the public payroll and eliminated 108 administrative jobs in Nassau County's police precincts. On 20 October 2016, Mangano and his wife were arrested on corruption charges related to a bribery and kickback scheme, as he gave a lucrative contract to a restaurant magnate in exchange for free vacations, home improvements, a no-show job for his wife as a food taster, and other perks. He chose to not run for re-election due to his trial being set for January 2018.